taid

See also: taið, táid, and täid

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Welsh taid (grandfather).[1] Doublet of dad.

    Noun

    taid (plural taids)

    1. (North Wales) A grandfather.
      Synonym: tadcu (Southern)
      Coordinate term: nain
      • 2015 July 15, Lorna Doran, “The best places for kids to eat in Wales - as recommended by YOU”, in WalesOnline[1], archived from the original on 4 January 2018:
        Then we threw down a gauntlet to the mams, dads, nains and taids of Wales to see where they go to treat their kids to some really good, tasty food.

    See also

    References

    1. ^ taid, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

    Bikol Central

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: ta‧id
    • IPA(key): /ˈtaʔid/ [ˈta.ʔid̪]

    Preposition

    táid (Basahan spelling ᜆᜁᜇ᜔)

    1. (Naga) beside
      Synonym: taning

    Derived terms

    Old Irish

    Verb

    ·taïd

    1. second-person plural progressive present indicative prototonic of at·tá

    Polabian

    Etymology

    From Middle Low German tît, from Old Saxon tīd, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtai̯t/

    Noun

    taid m inan

    1. time

    Scots

    Etymology

    From Middle English tode.

    Noun

    taid (plural taids)

    1. toad

    Welsh

    Etymology

    Compare Irish daid (grandfather).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tai̯d/
    • Rhymes: -ai̯d

    Noun

    taid m (plural teidiau)

    1. (North Wales) grandfather
      Synonyms: hendad, tad-cu

    Usage notes

    • The usual word for "grandfather" in the Welsh of South Wales is tad-cu.

    Coordinate terms

    • mam-gu (grandmother)
    • nain (grandmother)

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of taid
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    taid daid nhaid thaid

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    References

    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies